Dear Shri M. Sasikumar,
M Sasikumar wrote:
I am amazed at this kind of mails.
I am surprised that you have taken time to reply. Thanks.
Is this the way to promote Open source?
Please avoid using the expression "Open Source" because it cannot help to distinguish between free software and non-free software intelligibly without elaborate definitions. "Free Software" is the correct expression to use and promote.
Please help us to promote Free Software more widely. Could the CDAC publish a list of Free Software used by the organisation? Since promotion of education is one of the objectives of CDAC, could the CDAC make available the source code of Free Software programs that have been tried and tested at CDAC? What are the free and open standards that are used by CDAC?
Is CDAC Mumbai (ex-NCST) the only place with Windows machines? > How
long has NCST been around? How long has it been since Linux
machines got to be comparable in user friendliness? How much of industry is using Linux even today?
Private individuals and entities may choose to waste valuable resources for no particular reason or merely out of ignorance. I am sure the "industry" is not the example to be followed. Please take examples from Universities and other more responsible institutions around the world that have taken an active role in making the free software movement possible. Even if the "industry" is slow or incapable of understanding the merits of Free Software, it cannot give excuses to public bodies to follow the mistakes of others.
The so called user friendliness promoted by proprietary software often do not make any sense. Could you please list the features that you consider as "user friendly"? Many free software programs aim at the highest automation possible without unnecessary interference or interruption during execution.
Does the guy posting know why we use the particular > setup for work? It
has nothing to do with his "smart" observation.
Please give the reasons. I do hope that some research to provide interoperability between operating systems is the reason.
Bashing some institution is not the way to promote Open source.
Free software has evolved by staying focused on issues, and sticking to those traditions should help everyone :)
Thanks and Regards, Ramanraj.